Tag: Mini Series
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Bar Increase
The Bar Increase, also known as KFB or KFBL, is a former favorite of mine. I stopped using it and went back to using an M1 because I decided that I wasn’t a fan of the obvious bar. It’s not very invisible and it doesn’t work well in pairs. This increase is handy when you…
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Make One
When it comes to making increases 90% of the time I got for M1s, also known as Strand Increases. They’re so close to invisible that I never took the time to branch out and try many other increases. I have such a hard time seeing them that I don’t even bother paying attention to the…
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Vertical Button Hole
I have to admit that I almost never think about the direction my button hole is orientated in knitting. I always think about it on the rare occasions that I sew (because I have trouble deciding which way they should be), but for some reason it never crosses my mind when I knit. The Vertical…
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Increase Button Hole
This is one of those techniques where I read the instructions and think, “Weird.” Naturally those always make it on my list of things to try. The Increase Button Hole is made by binding off a bunch of stitches and then working a couple YOs after the BO. On the next row you drop the…
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One Row Button Hole
I love this button hole. It’s a bit like the Basic Button hole in that you BO stitches and you CO stitches, but all of that happens in one row so the button hole doesn’t gape. It’s also reinforced so it’s a bit sturdier. The button hole is a little rigid, but I think that’s…